apple

Phrases

the apple never falls far from the tree

proverb important family characteristics are usually inherited: he’s a fool, Mary, as his father was—the apple never falls far from the tree

the apple of one's eye

a person of whom one is extremely fond and proud: a daughter who had ceased to be the apple of her father’s eye

[originally denoting the pupil of the eye, considered to be a globular solid body, extended as a symbol of something cherished]

apples and oranges

North American (of two people or things) irreconcilably or fundamentally different.

apples and pears

British rhyming slang stairs: he hasn’t made it up those apples and pears in ten years

a rotten (or bad) apple

informal a bad or corrupt person in a group, especially one whose behaviour is likely to have a detrimental influence on the others: chartered accountants have no time for rotten apples in their professional barrel looks like we hired ourselves a bad apple

[with reference to the effect that a rotten apple has on fruit with which it is in contact]

she's apples

Australian/NZ informal used to indicate that everything is in good order and there is nothing to worry about:‘Is the fire safe?’ ‘Yeah, she’s apples.’

[from apples and spice or apples and rice, rhyming slang for 'nice']

upset the apple cart

spoil a plan or disturb the status quo.